Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Palau Ground Dove

Ducula chalconota в сравнении с Pampusana canifrons

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Shining Imperial-pigeon Palau Ground Dove
Научное название Ducula chalconota Pampusana canifrons
Отряд Columbiformes Columbiformes
Семейство Columbidae Columbidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Endangered
Длина
Размах крыльев 42,4 cm (16.7 in)
Масса 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 58,25 g (2.05 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

Нет

Palau Ground Dove only

Нет

Охранный статус

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Endangered

Palau Ground Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Palau Ground Dove

Оперение

Palau Ground Dove: brown above; pale buff below; bare red facial skin; gray head; Palau islands endemic; endangered species

About These Birds

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Shining Imperial-pigeon (Ducula chalconota), 38 cm. Richly iridescent bronze-green upperparts with a contrasting pale grey head and underparts. Found in montane forest of New Guinea from 700 to 2,200 m. Frugivore. Least Concern; common in hill and montane forest.

Palau Ground Dove

Small ground dove, 20–23 cm, with brown upperparts, a pale grey or whitish forehead and face, and buff-white underparts. Endemic to Palau in Micronesia, inhabiting dense forest and thickets. Terrestrial frugivore and granivore. Vulnerable due to the small island range and introduced predators.

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